Evaluation Method of Polarization State Characteristic in Forward Transmission

Abstract

An evaluation method to evaluate polarization state characteristic in forward transmission is introduced in this paper. To remedy the evaluation insufficient of Stokes parameters, we defined a new dimensionless parameter: RoPS (retention rate of polarization state). Its meaning is to describe the retention rate of polarization state of forward scattered light. Compared with Stokes parameters, the new parameter can avoid the effect introduced by calculation of orthogonal component intensity difference. In short, RoPS is a transformation of Stokes-Mueller calculation form. RoPS can avoid the effect introduced by calculation of orthogonal component intensity difference. This research offers potential application values in communication, detection, and so on.